ritual dagger is always open for poetry submissions unless otherwise stated. only send unpublished work. work already posted to your personal website or social accounts is okay. simultaneous submissions are okay; if a poem is accepted elsewhere, reach out via email. submit up to 3 poems (no more than 5 pages) in a single pdf.

send all submissions to ritualdaggerzine@gmail.com and include "SUBMISSION" in the subject line.

ritual dagger will not accept work that expouses the values of fascism or that was produced using AI.

submissions that do not follow these guidelines will not be considered for publication.

ritual dagger does not make money and does not pay. this publication is edited by one person; allow up to 7 weeks for a response. due to the volume of submissions, if your work is accepted, expect up to 2 to 4 months between receiving a response and the date of publication.